Board of Variance

*The Board of Variance is a quasi-judicial body independent from Council that deals with appeals for minor variances to Whistler's Zoning Bylaw.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler is not in a position to conduct Board of Variance (BOV) meetings at this time. There is a legal requirement under s. 541 of the Local Government Act requiring the applicants and notified parties to be given the opportunity to be heard. This includes the opportunity to make oral submissions in person before the Board. Given the current pandemic situation, meetings cannot be conducted and there has been no direction given by the province for waiving the above noted requirements. The Resort Municipality does not have a time frame for when meetings of the Board of Variance may be resumed and will advise once more information is available.

Please submit bylaw variance requests by way of the Development Variance Permit Process for Council’s consideration.

Members

• Caroline Lamont
• David Girard
• Jeff Murl

Staff

• Roman Licko, RMOW Senior Planner
• Karen Olineck, RMOW Planning and Board of Variance Secretary

Meeting Schedule

Last Monday of each month, except December, at 5:30 p.m. in Flute Room at Municipal Hall. Hearings are open to the public.

Application Process

• Determine if your proposal is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Variance.
• Call the Planning Department to schedule a pre-application meeting to discuss your proposal. Staff will review the process, application submission requirements and timing.
• Submit a completed Board of Variance Application with the required documentation and fees. Complete applications are due five weeks prior to the Board of Variance hearing. Submission of incomplete information may delay the process.
• Attend the Board of Variance hearing to present your application.

If an application is delivered to staff at least 35 days before the date of a scheduled meeting of the Board, the Board shall consider the application at that meeting unless:

1. Staff receives an incomplete application.
2. Staff determines that the Board cannot properly consider an application until a subsequent meeting.

Fees

In accordance with Board of Variance Bylaw 2100, the application fee is $800.

Meeting Schedule and Application Deadlines

*Completed applications must be received and paid for before 4:30 p.m. on the application deadline.

Meeting Minutes

Contact

Planning Department
604-935-8170
planning@whistler.ca